All Activity
- Past hour
-
Speaking in tongues: A new angle
Raf replied to Raf's topic in Atheism, nontheism, skepticism: Questioning Faith
Nathan, Two ways to approach your comment. Acts 2 certainly does refer to xenoglossia or xenolalia (foreign language/foreign speaking). The challenge then is, what is Paul talking about with glossolalia? He doesn't use that exact word, but the exact words he does use correspond to it (glÅssais lalein) to the exent that, I think, for our purposes, there's no practical distinction. He's talking about speaking in languages. I'm not really sure what to make of my overall question. Is Paul talking about indecipherable babbling that only God knows the meaning to? And come on, think about it: what would be the POINT of such a thing? Perfect prayer? We don't know what to pray for, so we babble and the right words are supplied by God to articulate what he already knows and we still don't even after having prayed? So God can act on our prayer now even though we don't even know that we prayed it? But it was perfect? That's not a prayer. That's an incantation. THAT MAKES NO BLOODY SENSE! It's like the scene in Aladdin where the genie needs Aladdin to articulate a wish but Aladdin is unconscious (having just passed out while drowning). So the genie lifts Aladdin, whose head drops down, which the genie reads as a yes and grants the wish. It was a cheat. Aladdin never wished to be rescued. The genie did that himself. Same with SIT as intercessory prayer. You're not praying for anything. God (the genie) knew the need before. You did nothing to contribute to his understanding of the situation or your desire for him to intervene. And he took your completely irrelevant action as a plea to intervene because he knew that's what was needed. Hey, if he knew what was needed and was willing to intervene, what did he need your completely unconscious prayer for? Make it make sense. - Today
-
Why not go with the giveaway quote? "Mool-ti-pass."
-
I don't recognize it.
-
songs remembered from just one line
waysider replied to bulwinkl's topic in Movies, Music, Books, Art
Somebody's Baby? -
songs remembered from just one line
Human without the bean replied to bulwinkl's topic in Movies, Music, Books, Art
[First line] "Well, just look at that girl with the lights comin' up in her eyes" All the guys on the corner stand back and let her walk on by -
Easy Movie Quotes
Human without the bean replied to GeorgeStGeorge's topic in Movies, Music, Books, Art
Both lines are from the same movie. Let's see if another line clicks. "Your a monster Zork"! "I know". -
"Blue jeans sitting on the beach Her dog's talking to me, but she's out of reach She's got a body under that shirt But all she wants to do is rub my face in the dirt"
- Yesterday
-
Speaking in tongues: A new angle
Nathan_Jr replied to Raf's topic in Atheism, nontheism, skepticism: Questioning Faith
To your point, Acts 2 seems to be xenolalia or xenoglossia. -
Apparently the first spinoff of Man About the House was indeed about the Ropers, but it was called "George and Mildred." Joyce DeWitt, Jennilee Harrison and Priscilla Barnes are known mostly for their roles as Jack Tripper's roommates, Janet, Cindy and Teri. Priscilla Barnes later starred in Traxx. You're up!
-
"I just learned something very interesting." "'Pinocchio.' You risked our lives based on something you read in a children's book?" "Wait, it's a book? How about that? I got it from a movie." "I will return to you when it's safe. One day, right here, at sunrise, we'll be together again." George
-
"Meeting an insurance agent the day your policy runs out is coincidence. Getting a letter from the emperor saying he's visiting is plot. Having your apartment eaten by a wrecking ball... is something else entirely. Harold, you don't control your fate". "If its yellow let it mellow, if its brown flush it down... Oops, forgot my own rule". "You're the first - you're the first thing for so long that I've liked. The first person I could stand to be with. My whole life is such a waste. It's just nothing. I'm sorry. I'll take you home now". "Twenty-five seats, given to orphans. Perfect. Now my nightmare is complete". Could be right. Need confirmation from Human. George
-
Human is up. George
-
I know I've seen those lines before, but I'm not clicking on the movie. George
-
Still a FREE POST. George
-
songs remembered from just one line
GeorgeStGeorge replied to bulwinkl's topic in Movies, Music, Books, Art
Don't recognize it. George -
WW is up. George
-
Name that Actor/Actress (or Role)
GeorgeStGeorge replied to Raf's topic in Movies, Music, Books, Art
Human is still up. George